St Pancras Restaurant (King's Cross)

• Mason tea room is great for a spot of respite to escape what can be heaving crowds at this international train station
• The seating are can be found at the rear with a few isolated tables at the front to indulge in some people watching with the rest of the space displaying goods for purchase
• As only three fingers are presented per person
• M strawberry jam is a generous accompaniment
• Pastries and cakes were thankfully not too sweet
• You know what you're going to get when you visit an iconic British institution such as Fortnum and Mason (even if this is a new outpost)
• Because we're greedy and because I had been given a voucher (though I was in no way compelled to say anything
• A mini eclair were highlights
• Chocolate mousse and wafer slice was a tasty point of difference
• Mini macarons and an overly rich Austrian chocolate cake were somewhat disappointing
• The accompanying tea was as advertised refreshing
• I'm a sucker for carrot cake and anything with cream cheese icing
• My panic order of avocado on toast was a stroke of genius
• As too many places do) avocado mixed with basil and a citrus dressing cut through all the sugar we had heaped upon our table
• It was not modern (the bread was white as opposed to sourdough or rye

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